A tribute to World Nature Conservation Day, where we are reminded that conservation must extend beyond conventional models.
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A tree planted is not a tree grown. The 6R approach helps turn plantation drives into lasting forests.
Grasslands are vital yet often overlooked ecosystems that support biodiversity, livelihoods, and climate resilience. Their decline due to policy and land-use changes, and emphasises the urgent need for conservation, and restoration.
In late January, the United States withdrew once again from the Paris Agreement, while the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) revoked its 2009 Endangerment Finding—moves that highlight how climate policy reversals in major economies can destabilise global efforts and pose serious risks for developing countries, particularly India.
Just as a successful film relies on the combined talent of many contributors, the restoration of soils, watersheds, and landscapes depends on the collective energy of diverse stakeholders.
Read about seedballs, an ancient technique making a strong comeback to help revive degraded land
This International Day for Biological Diversity, let’s view some species inhabiting one of the globally identified biodiversity hotspots: the Western Ghats
The idea that pollution increases early in development but later decreases as countries get richer and adopt cleaner technologies—as suggested by the Environmental Kuznets Curve—doesn’t hold in reality, where the damage is often lasting and hard to reverse.
A tribute to World Nature Conservation Day, where we are reminded that conservation must extend beyond conventional models.
A tree planted is not a tree grown. The 6R approach helps turn plantation drives into lasting forests.
Grasslands are vital yet often overlooked ecosystems that support biodiversity, livelihoods, and climate resilience. Their decline due to policy and land-use changes, and emphasises the urgent need for conservation, and restoration.
In late January, the United States withdrew once again from the Paris Agreement, while the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) revoked its 2009 Endangerment Finding—moves that highlight how climate policy reversals in major economies can destabilise global efforts and pose serious risks for developing countries, particularly India.
Just as a successful film relies on the combined talent of many contributors, the restoration of soils, watersheds, and landscapes depends on the collective energy of diverse stakeholders.
Read about seedballs, an ancient technique making a strong comeback to help revive degraded land
This International Day for Biological Diversity, let’s view some species inhabiting one of the globally identified biodiversity hotspots: the Western Ghats
The idea that pollution increases early in development but later decreases as countries get richer and adopt cleaner technologies—as suggested by the Environmental Kuznets Curve—doesn’t hold in reality, where the damage is often lasting and hard to reverse.
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Deep dive into how WOTR’s W-CReS is helping farmers understand the challenges in times of El Niño through localised training.
How 20 farmers in Jharkhand came together to cultivate chillies across 28.5 acres, earning a collective net profit of ₹25.40 lakh in a single season.
How access to water helped Draupati turn her skills and ambition into opportunity, diversify her farming, and build a more secure livelihood for her family.
India drylands face mounting climate pressures. Discover how IDIA is carrying integrated research, regional consultations and community knowledge to guide informed decisions and strengthen resilience.
Farmer Producer Companies help smallholders access dairy schemes, productive assets, digital services and local support to strengthen rural livelihoods and incomes.
Water Budgeting in Yeniye Khurd assesses water availability, demand, and agricultural needs, revealing a deficit and guiding community-led planning for resilience.
At an FPO meeting, a woman’s presence can be easy to count. She is a member. Her name may appear on the board. What is harder to see is what that presence means in practice.
A walkthrough of how WOTR is enabling farmers in Maharashtra’s Marathwada region prepare for an increasingly unpredictable climate.